Dec 21, 2010 ~ what IS working

ECONOMY

learm about the stimulus, taxes, jobs, auto bailout, reform, and signs of success

HEALTH CARE

The affordable Care Act helps families, reduces cost, and deserves our support.

EDUCATION

When government, teachers, parents and the community working together, our schools improve.

ENVIRONMENT

Americans conserve, stimulus boosts economy, discoveries are made daily

COMMUNITY

Working with neighbors, non profits and government agencies we can make a diference.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Ten Sharable Gifts for the Holidays

Posted by Linda H on 3:20:00 PM

If you are an "old fart" like my husband and I you can never think of things for the kids to buy you. We are happy just having them show up on our door and hug us. However the pressure to give and recieve during the holidays is pretty strong. This article from Shareable.com provides some sensible guidelines for creating a holiday that brings joy but doesn't break the bank.

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Facts > Myth Busters > Stimulus

Posted by Linda H on 2:53:00 PM

MYTH:Recent increases in unemployment mean the law is not working.

FACT:
“The stimulus results in approximately 2.5 million more jobs by the end of 2010 than would have been the case without it,” Economist Mark Zandi of Moody’s Economy.com estimated, “and leaves the unemployment rate almost 2 percentage points lower.”

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